From: Mary Domanski

I revisited the works of  Henry David Thoreau. Recently and was struck / remembered the following Quotes.

First in reference to Denise & Cliff's marriage as an admirer of their relationship I was moved by- 

"I love you not as something private and personal, which is my own, but as something universal and worthy of love, which I have found." 

The revisit to Thoreau's works - and central theme of 'Walden style ' is the joy of a simple life. Thoreau states that despite living in society, man should retain individuality, and he emphasizes the importance of joy and satisfaction. 

I went to the woods because I wish to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. Surely, Cliff had been to those woods at some point in hie life, and deliberately in the focus and success of his family, his professional life , and satisfaction during retirement life and his love of golf / nature.

I hope you enjoyed the thoughts.